Miss Mustard Seed Challenge

Well I have looked all over the place for something I could paint white, add lace to, or add frills to for the Miss Mustard Seed Challenge....sure would like those embossed forks....love the antiques....just have to find something around here....

There's always the green & yellow sunflower cabinet that could use a redo...

but it really doesn't look THAT bad.....I still like sunflowers....

Then we have the large printers tray.....I don't think it will look good white....I could add some sheet music to the tray....would take some time to cut and paste....I have an appt.for the puppies to receive shots on Friday so they can be adopted on Sat....that leaves me today after work....and Thurs. after work..oh my....gotta get crackin'.....

How about this? Oh yeah....this will work...paint it black...cause my walls are white and it needs to be black to stand out in this Fl home...Once upon a time this was a storage center for cookbooks and a drawer for recipes....

rather small drawer for recipes....mine won't fit in here.....Mom left us over 900 recipe cards...

Let's start with a good sand and clean...

Black paint and aged sheet music...

Tim Holtz stain makes it easy....

modge podging for hours is not easy....after a full day @ work...

this will take some time....back after supper... my back needs a rest....

oh my! It's 10 o'clock?....you're kidding...

Did you bring home that knob I asked you to bring home???

I will just have to remove a knob from the kitchen cabinets! PLEASE bring home a glass knob...Miss Mustard Seed would have used a CLEAR GLASS knob....these men just don't understand a copy challenge..do we have a mirror I can add to the drawer? Whatdoyoumean....I can't take the mirror off the wall.....

Now it will be a music center to store my cd's and of course picks for the guitar.....what guitar??? Doesn't George have one around here somewhere??? "Tink"....


Do I have time to fix this correctly? I hope Miss Mustard Seed likes this....there is so much competition....did you see the upholstery work? I can't even spell it....let alone do it!

It looks better with red tulips!

Thanks for stopping by.....come back later....the clear glass door knob should arrive tonight!

Thanks for your comments....I know it takes your valuable time....they are greatly appreciated!

Hooking up to Miss Mustard Seed Challenge....of course!

Oh good grief! Did you see who I posted next to? I don't  have a prayer...maybe i do...she will give me points for being a nurse....not a decorator!

 There are so many talented peeps out there!!!! Honey....do we have any glitter?

This is not such a great view...but I did get the glass knob on!

Linking up with another party above...Funky Junk is such an inspiration!Hey you folks PLEASE take time to leave me a comment....it won't take long! 






Lynda

Valentines Decoration

So...many folks are decorating for Valentines Day....so I wanted to get in on the links next Friday....started surfin' the blogs...got lost....why don't I remember to carry and pad and pen and WRITE DOWN where I am and what the inspirations are??? Part of blog etiquette is to give credit where credit is due...so I know I'm asking for it...but I can't remember where I down loaded these cute freebies...I know I left a comment on one thanking them for it...anyway...
The "to my love" girl in the clown suit with heart came from the Graphics Fairy....I highly recommend following Karen...her resources are priceless....

These post cards came from antique stores and flea markets I visit in Florida....

This is a cute tag I made today for a tag exchange....used Tim Holtz die cut....added Creative Memories hearts from the Valentine punch....larger tags made with the Cricut machine....George and Basic shapes...

Dismantled the Pottery Barn Knockoff Bulletin Board that was decorated for Christmas...

Then added above mentioned downloads, tags, post cards and date 2/14/2011....

a key...and heart...from my stampin' up rep....

add the date.....a heart and the bow.....

It needs a large red bow at the top....but at least it's a start....

These clay figures where made a few years back when I was into baking Fimo...

My idea of a great VD is to order take home so you don't have to wait hours for a table...grill steak at home and obtain a Panera fugi apple chicken salad or MiMi's walnut chicken salad..&

chocolate....got to have some chocolate for dessert....the choc.cream cheese torte from Deli Delicacies Bakery would run around $25 for a baby cake....but quite a memory....order ahead....

I'm thinking of taking my  board to my school to share....Do you think the middle schoolers would appreciate this? Of course it would be behind a LOCKED glass cabinet!

Happy Valentines!

Linking up w/blogs below:

growing pups

 the prince and  his pillow

For all you dog lovers...the pups are doing fine....I am attempting to crate train them. They are doing well...chewing on pvc pipes, shoes and electrical cords  anything they can find....latest poses....

the girls are hard to tell apart....one is smaller than the other....

I'm trying to teach them to sit still at their desk.....they are not good students yet....

She would not be still....so I had to grab her  help her pose......her black eyes are hard to see.....

cutie patootie ...<:O

Oh My! poor Dixie......Happy VD Valentines Day!

Barbwire Wreath

Recipe: One barbwire wreath....leftover wire from the pasture will do as long as it is rusted...

add on any theme/toys....search the garage for western stuff.....

all that searching.....for what? Woody, rope, an old toy gun, hat, badge.....

wire selected pieces to the barbwire using any wire on hand...I had green 22 gauge that is easy to handle...

I think it needs a bow????

Close up it just needs more balancing.....back to the garage??/

It needs a feminine touch....Did he have a girlfriend? What was her name? Perhaps I need to shop on ebay??

ok....so be nice.....leave me a comment or two........Ya'll stop back by.......

Linking up with:

Salad recipe

Happy January! It was a 70* day in sunny Florida. I decided to link up with a blog that is sharing recipes today.....salads as a matter of fact so here is one of my favorites from "A Taste Of Victory" our church book that was published years ago.

The ingredients: 1 can sweetened condensed milk
                         1 can crushed pineapple (drained)
                         1 can re pitted cherries(drained)
                         1 12oz. container Cool Whip
                          1 cup chopped pecans
                         1/4 cup lemon juice
Combine the first three ingredients. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Add remaining ingredients to first mixture next day before serving. Garnish with extra nuts.

I made this tonight,, but did not refrigerate it. It was not bad, just not as cold as I like it. Ya'll enjoy!

I forgot to place the cool whip in the first picture of the ingredients.....

I like to strain the cherries. How do you like my new strainer???

Don't you just love new kitchen gadgets?

I served it as dessert in a footed glass sherbert dish. It makes it taste better. I have a friend, Ruth that makes this each year. She adds red food coloring to make it pink.....Ya'll come back now and then....

Linked up to:

Linking up/blogging lessons

Wow...what a weekend I've had learning more about the blog! Amy @ Whisper Wood Cottage took time to answer my email regarding how to grab a button to link up at a party. I appreciate the time she spent to list the 15 steps in simple form for me to be able to make this happen. Now, over at the blackeye-pea-crate blog you can click on the button at the bottom and see other blogs listed. It is such fun to see what everyone else is doing, and learn a new craft!  I need to go to blogging school....now there's a need for ya! Thanks again for the patient folks that are willing to help us newbies!  So this was her directions! I even followed the procedure to cut and paste her email here...just in case other newbies....that were not raised with a computer( we were raised with hula hoops and Barbie dolls...) need some help and directions...Thanks again for the tip!

ALVN  to me

show details Jan 17 (2 days ago)

No problem! I'll do my best to walk you through it.

1. Go to my blog (http://whisperwoodcottage.com/). On the sidebar, you will see the party button. Next to the button is the "html code box." HTML is the language that allows computers and the web to communicate with each other.

2. Select/highlight all the text in the html code box.

3. Hold down the control key and hit the letter C. This will copy the text.

4. Go to your Blogger Dashboard

5. Click on "edit posts."

6. Find the post that you linked up to the party. Click edit next to the name of that post.

7. That will open up a new page in which you will see your post and be able to edit it. At the top of the window where your post content is located, you will see two tabs: a "compose" tab and an "edit HTML" tab. Click on the "edit HTML" tab.

8. Now you will see a bunch of letters, numbers, etc. This is the HTML code that tells the web how you want your post to look. Scroll all the way to the bottom of that text window.

9. Place the cursor at the very bottom below all other text.

10. Hold down the control key and hit the letter V. This will paste the HTML text that you copied from my blog.

11. Now click on the "compose" tab.

12. Scroll all the way to the bottom of the post. You should see the button there.

13. Above the button, type "Linked up to:"

14. When it looks like you want it, click on the Publish Post button.

15. Go to your blog and your post should be changed.

Hopefully that makes sense. Let me know if you have further questions! 

Amy


Thanks again Amy for sharing your expertise with us!